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tremulous

/trem-yuh-luhs/US // ˈtrɛm yə ləs //UK // (ˈtrɛmjʊləs) //

颤抖的,颤颤巍巍,颤抖,颤颤巍巍的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : characterized by trembling, as from fear, nervousness, or weakness.
    • : timid; timorous; fearful.
    • : vibratory, shaking, or quivering.
    • : done with a trembling hand.

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Examples

  • This year that tremulous feeling of going to the airport became different.

  • That tremulous “uhhhh,” which lasted more than a full second, gave the game away.

  • The world has moved on from those tremulous Boomer anxieties.

  • Rather than risk creating a “tremulous” signature, Lincoln instead commenced massaging his giant hands together.

  • They formed tremulous islands about which the water-lilies spread their great heart-shaped leaves and snow-white flowers.

  • My own,” he cried softly, but in tremulous tones, “six months have passed now since I made you a promise.

  • The tremulous emotion I had observed increased as he said this, and again took the jug from my hand.

  • The bald one's eyes closed and his belly quivered with high, tremulous laughter.

  • He tore apart his shirt with tremulous fingers, to display many a long black scar crawling across his brown chest.